Art From Hart

Vintage With A Heart

2011-06-10T05:55:00.000-07:00

This months challenge on the Crafty Individuals Blog is Vintage 'With a Heart'.
I've made my piece using a small photo frame that I bought months ago for 10p. It somehow resurfaced after our move a few months ago.
I covered the frame with some french text paper, added a few small pieces of my hubby's plasterers scrim and inked it over.
The gorgeous picture of the little girl is Crafty Individuals. I then added a few bits and pieces and voila.

Pen and Ink

2010-09-15T05:09:00.001-07:00

These ATc's are for a swap being hosted by Hilda on the LTDR forum. Had great fun creating these.

Distressed Tag

2010-09-15T04:47:00.000-07:00

This is my interpretation of a distressed tag for this weeks LotsToDo challenge. It also ties in with a swap I'm taking part in over on LotsToDoRevisited forum.
Thanks for looking.

Butterfly

2010-09-07T02:52:00.000-07:00

The theme on the LotsToDo challenge blog is Butterflies/And Or Insects.
It's been ages since I've taken part in any challenges and thought I'd use my new PaperArtsy butterfly stamp for this.
Thanks for looking.

Paris/France

2010-08-16T05:26:00.000-07:00

These 2 tags are for a swap hosted by Hilda on the lotstodorevisited forum.
Basically I've used my distress inks and Tim Holtz stamps.
Thanks for looking.

'Scenic' Skinnies

2010-08-16T05:22:00.000-07:00

Well,firstly I can't believe how long ago it was since I last 'blogged'.
Secondly, here are 2 of my 3 skinnies for a 'Scenic' swap being hosted by Hilda on the Lotstodorevisted forum.

Perfect Pearls

2009-07-21T02:54:00.000-07:00

After finally finding my Perfect Pearls, I made this tag using them in the style of Tim Holtz for this weeks Saturday Workout.
Thanks for looking.

Altered Jar Lid

2009-07-19T06:35:00.001-07:00

A while ago I did a Jar Lid swap with my friend Alison (craftytrog) and this is what I made for her.
She kindly photographed it as I completely forgot to take a pic before I sent it out.
Glad she liked it. I loved the one she did for me. x

One To One Swap

2009-07-01T05:47:00.000-07:00

A couple of weeks ago I did a 1-2-1 swap with my friend Sam. The swap was a canvas, an altered jar lid and a tag. These are what I made for her. Glad she liked them. x
Being an idiot I forgot to photo them before I sent hem off to her, so....thanks for letting me pinch your photo, Sam!!!

Finally........

2009-06-02T02:19:00.000-07:00

Yay!! I've finally posted after a couple of months of virtually no crafting. It's seemed like a heck of a lot longer, I can tell you.
Hopefully my 'mojo' will be here to stay so fingers crossed.

This piece is for a swap I'm hosting and I am so behind schedule. Sorry girls.
Hope your swaps will be worth the long wait.

xx

Tag

2009-03-25T04:08:00.000-07:00

My tag is for this weeks Tag You're it challenge. Used distress inks and my lovely new stamp (used a few times since I got it a few weeks ago).
Thanks for looking.

Houses

2009-03-19T06:45:00.001-07:00

This is the first 'house' swap that I've taken part in and these are just 3 of them. Only 2 more to go :)
The theme, as such, is stamping. I've used various coloured distress inks and various stamps. Once I got started I really enjoyed making them.

Bookmarks

2009-03-16T08:03:00.000-07:00

These are for a swap I'm taking part in. I was looking to add something to the red one when I remembered that 'Newsprint' is the theme on ABAA this week so I stamped my flower onto the newsprint and voila!!

Acrylic Album

2009-03-13T04:41:00.000-07:00

Last night I went to a craft class taught by Judi Hodgkin ( a Ranger Demonstrator) of Scrapperdashery.
I had a wonderful time,learnt a few new things and am pleased with my first 3 pages of my acrylic album. Really love my choice of colours.

Bookmark

2009-03-12T05:23:00.000-07:00

Bookmarks are the 'make' this week on ABAA. I like to read a fair bit, so they always come in handy.
I used various papers to cover the card and then distress inked it. Added a bit of meshy stuff (hubby gave me a huge roll of it as he uses it for work) and then added my stamped images. The stamps I've used are Lavinia Stamps, A Tim Holtz one and the bee (if you can see them!!) is by Anna Griffin.
Finally I embossed it with crystal embossing powder all over.
Thanks for looking. x

I Altered It

2009-03-02T03:24:00.000-08:00

The theme this week on LTD is'Alter It'. I've had this old spoon lying around for ages so this was the perfect excuse for me to use it.
Thanks for looking.

Ickle Boy!!

2009-02-26T02:35:00.000-08:00

I just bought this stamp and had to use him. He's just so sweet. Bless!!
Perfect that he fitted in with 2 challenges this week....ATC Wednesday 'Figure' and Rainbow Lady's 'People'.
Thanks for looking.

Pennant

2009-02-25T05:08:00.000-08:00

I'm hosting a Pennant Swap on the LotsToDo forum and this is my first one.
I bought the little girl stamp at the weekend at the Make It Show.... she's so cute!!
Thanks for looking.

Metal Frame

2009-02-23T05:27:00.000-08:00

On Saturday I went to the Make It Show in Farnborough and made this frame in a workshop by Jennie from the Stamp Connection. It's actually the same colour all over (just hasn't scanned too well). I attended the workshop with a couple of forum crafty friends Alison & Gillian. Was great fun.

Metal

2009-02-11T03:09:00.000-08:00

I bougt a cheap notebook last week and decided to make my own cover and use my BIA to put it all back together. I took a piece of cardboard and spritzed it with glimmer mist and gesso then added some gold acrylic paint.
I stamped my 'Mona' and embossed it and used some more cardboard covered in gold paint to represent metal. Hope it's not cheating!!! Then thougt I'd better add something made of metal so I added the jigsaw piece.
Thanks for looking. x

Gesso

2009-02-06T03:42:00.000-08:00

Distressed Gesso background Technique was this weeks challenge on SaWo. This is my first effort with gesso, so please be kind to me :)

An Ickle Birdie!

2009-02-05T03:30:00.000-08:00

I've been a bit slow this week with my crafting and I made this tag to combine 3 Challenges this week.
LotsToDo 'In Stitches'. Sunday Stampers 'Brown' amd My Time To Craft 'A little Birdie'.
Thanks for looking.

TMTA Rock Stars

2009-02-03T05:32:00.000-08:00

I stuck my image from a magazine (because she had spiky hair!!) on my card along with some music paper. I then used the Clear Tape technique of sticky tape onto newspaper and lifting the print onto my pic. Then it was coloured with alcohol inks and my wording on mountboard.

ATC Wednesday

2009-01-28T06:55:00.000-08:00

I've only just found this challenge blog so thought I'd give it a go seeing as it's a Free theme this week.
Covered my card in a page from a book then covered it in acrylic paint. Then added the extras.

Fat Page

2009-01-28T02:16:00.000-08:00

This is my first Fat Page for a while and as I had fun the other day doing the Bandana Technique, I thought I'd stick with that. All stamps on here are by PaperArtsy.

Do I Look Pretty?

2009-01-27T05:32:00.000-08:00

I made this canvas which fits in with 2 Challenges this week.... Alter a Canvas on BAA and You've Been Framed on LotsToDo.
I finally managed to find some smallish canvasses after months of looking and off I went. I painted the backside of the canvas with acrylic paint and then added some meshy stuff that I had. Using a Adirondack inkpad I gave it some colour then in various places I added some distress crackle paint.
Finally I added my bits and bobs. Am really pleased with the way it turned out (much better than the rubbish photo that I've managed to take of it, lol)

Keys

2009-01-22T01:32:00.000-08:00

This is the theme this week over at LotsToDo Challenges. I used a piece of skirting board that we had left over and sanded it a bit before adding some distress crackle paint. I then added my embellishments and picture.
Sorry about the bad picture.

Peeled Paper

2009-01-17T12:19:00.000-08:00

On 2cre8art, Peeled Paper is the technique to try. I decided to make a tag and then stamped and distress powder embossed the image. I stamped my image onto card and coloured her in using Distress inks and then covered her in PVA glue. Once dried I stuck her down and then added the circles using white acrylic paint.

Bookmarks

2009-01-17T05:23:00.000-08:00

These are for a swap that I'm taking part in on LotsToDo. After seeing my friend Sams' Bandana Technique ones I thought I would do some myself.
Thanks for looking.

Green Newspaper!!

2009-01-15T04:50:00.000-08:00

For my first blogging of 2009 I thought I would combine 2 challenges this week..... Sunday Stampers 'Green' and Lots To Do Challenges 'In The News'.
I used the Clear Tape Technique using some old newspaper and then coloured it with Alcohol Inks. To finish I stamped over it using a PaperArtsy stamp and added my ickle girl and the words.
Thanks for looking.

Christmas Tag

2008-12-26T05:17:00.001-08:00

Made some of these tags a while ago using Distress Inks, Tim Holtz Masks, Crafty Individuals paics and some other ickle bits.
Hope fully this fits in to this weeks Sunday Stamper where this weeks theme is Red, Gold & Green (from Karma Chameleon...a song I used to love :) ).
Thanks for looking.

Christmas Card

2008-12-11T02:44:00.000-08:00

Over on Sunday Stampers the theme this week is...Brown & Blue. As I was making my Christmas cards I thought that this would be a good colour combo to try so, voila.
Thanks for looking.

Ruth

2008-11-13T04:57:00.001-08:00

I bought some old photos and cabinet cards a while ago. This photo has written on the back of it: Ruth aged 1 year. 1916.
There are a lot of kind people who put photos on their blogs for people to print off and use so I thought I would do the same.
Hope you like her. x

Wednesday Stamper...Angels

2008-11-06T02:54:00.000-08:00

For my tag I used scattered straw/walnut stain/aged mahogany distress inks rubbed on my mat and spritzed with water. Dragged my tag through it then dried. Then I spritzed some distress re-nker and perfect pearls over it for the glimmery effect.
The little cherub stamp at the top and bottom was a stamp sent to me ages ago from the US that I forgot I had.
Thanks for looking.

Party

2008-11-04T02:15:00.000-08:00

On Make A Moo Or Two this weekthe theme is...Party. I chose my favourite stamp as she fit perfectly. Thanks for looking.

My Time To Craft

2008-11-04T01:35:00.000-08:00

Coffee & Cream is this weeks theme. I used various distress inks and stamps. Hope this fits in okay.

Bandana Technique

2008-10-27T06:53:00.000-07:00

This is the theme on Saturday's Workout this week.
I used Dusty Concord, Scattered Straw and Faded Jeans Distress Ink to colour my skinny and then used various stamped images.

Beer Mat Box

2008-10-27T05:53:00.000-07:00

I fancied the idea of making a Beer Mat Box for ages and then when a competition came up I decided to go for it.
I painted 2 different colour paints on my beer mats then sanded the second colour back to reveal the light colour underneath. Stamped my images with Distress Inks and the added some buttons. Finally I used some left over Xmas ribbon to fasten it all together. Voila!!

Butterfly

2008-10-24T03:10:00.000-07:00

This is my first bit of crafting that I've really done in the past few weeks, as I've had a family problem to deal with.
Hopefully this will get me back on track.

Craftaway a Sunday's theme this week is Butterflies. Hope this skinny fits in okay with the theme.

In My Pocket

2008-09-22T08:12:00.001-07:00

... There Is A Bottlecap. I've been meaning to make a Pocket for ages and finally managed to make one. Just remembered that I've forgotten to put my fastener on before I scanned it. Oops.
Thanks for looking. x

Un Chat

2008-09-16T08:40:00.000-07:00

Dans Ma Maison this week there is a .... Cat! I love cats so I just had to take part in this one. I covered my house in a page from a French novel and distress inked it. The image is from Lisa's Altered Art.

Pretty In Pink

2008-09-07T13:55:00.000-07:00

Nancy, very kindly let me host this week on Gothic Arches
I chose the theme 'Pretty In Pink' mainly as I have 2 daughters and as you can imagine, they have a lot of pink things :)
I created my arch using Once Upon A Time paper and then added my music paper and my image.
Finally I used some of my gorgeous pink flowers (that I love).

Check out the all new Gothic arches site. Looks fantastic!! x

Keep Gates Closed

2008-09-02T08:49:00.000-07:00

This ATC combines 2 challenges this week.
Wednesday Stamper... Circles & Think Monday Think ATC... Architecture.

My crafting mojo has deserted me of late so hopefully this will put me back on the road to recovery :).

'Mary 2 Times'

2008-08-09T09:14:00.000-07:00

On the LotsToDo Forum recently Sam very kindly offered to do us all a bit of rubber stamp shopping from her local craft shop.
Sue, from Paper Paradise very kindly gave us all some Art Doll kits to alter.

Mine I named 'Mary 2 Times' as my first doll had a little accident due to my youngest daughter, so this is actually the second attempt.
She is made usimg mountboard coloured with Perfect Pearls and the arms and legs are added along with the head and some shiny stones.

A Pair Of Glasses

2008-08-09T09:08:00.000-07:00

This was the theme on the LotsToDo Challenge Blog.
I did intend to use an actual pair of glasses for this, but couldn't come uo with anything :(
So instead I inked over the glasses with distress ink to make the glasses shape. I then inked my PaperArtsy lady onto a piece of card and chalked her in.
Finally added the wording and the pair of glasses shape.

Bingo!!

2008-07-26T10:42:00.000-07:00

I went to a craft class last week on Perfect Pearls and this is where I created the background using the Pearls and rubber stamps. Then the theme this week on Sunday Stampers is... Games, so thought this would be perfect.
So, I added a cute image and a couple of ickle dominoes.

Moving Home

2008-07-02T02:06:00.000-07:00

As you will be able to tell, my blog hasn't been updated for weeks. The reason is that I've been moving house and all the hassles that go with it have prevented me from doing much crafting.
My mojo has deserted m etoo, so that hasn't helped :(
Hope to be back to normal soon.

Architecture

2008-05-30T08:37:00.001-07:00

Is this weeks theme on 4 x 4 Friday. I covered my page with a map showing London and then added my image from an old book. I used Tim Holtz Crackle Paint around the edge then added a stamp. Finally I found the quote which I thought fitted in perfectly with the theme.

Tag Pocket

2008-05-30T08:31:00.000-07:00

My Time To Crafts challenge this week is Pockets. I covered my tag in K & Co paper then made a little pocket and stapled it on. Added a mini tag made in the same way as the larger one, and added a quote and some buttons.
The picture makes it look so white, but the paper is actually white with green patterns on.

Kreativ Blogger Award

2008-05-29T02:52:00.000-07:00

My friend and fellow crafter, AngC, kindly gave me this award. Thanks hun!! xx

I'd like to pass it on to 3 of my fellow SBS17 sisters:

Nic, Sally & Louise

Postage Art

2008-05-27T08:14:00.000-07:00

This weeks InchByInch challenge is Postage Art. I've been busy making inchies the past few days for a couple of swaps so this gave me a bit of inspiration. Two of them are stamps with a postmark stamped image on a background of paper painted with acrylic paint. The other is a stamp and postmark that came off an envelope which I thought looked quite good.

There is also blog candy to be won from this challenge by Purple Faerie.
The link is: http://purplefaeriepc.blogspot.com/2008/05/blog-candy.html

Green House

2008-05-27T00:10:00.000-07:00

I created this house and thought I could incorporate 2 challenges with it.
On Dans Ma Maison this week it is... Le Couleur Verte (Green) and on Lots To Do the theme is Man's Best Friend. The background is various pieces of paper I had lying about and the image is by Crafty Individuals.

Angels

2008-05-24T04:35:00.001-07:00

Rainbow Lady's Challenge Blog theme this week is Angels. I coloured my skinny using distress inks spritzed with water. The image is by Crafty Individuals.

Flourishes

2008-05-21T23:54:00.001-07:00

This is this weeks theme on Gothic Arches. Woul dyou believe that it's taken me 3 days to get this done!! I'm in the middle of moving so time is scarce. On Monday I stamped onto tissue paper then PVA'd it to my arch. I then forgot about it until last night. I then distressinked it and added some finishing touches. The effect looks much better in real life.

Lots To Do

2008-05-19T09:29:00.000-07:00

The challenge this week is ... Crafty Individuals. I rubbed distress ink on my mat then spritzed with water and rubbed my fat page into it to get a distressed look. I then stamped a Tim Holtz Flourish stamp on to my background.
I stamped my CI image onto mountboard then cut it into 3 moo size pieces then sprayed purple glimmer mist over it. Finally I added a bit of purple string onto 2 of the pieces.

Masks

2008-05-18T13:34:00.000-07:00

The theme on 4x4 Friday is Masks and I've combined it with another challenge on TGIF which is paper rests.
I've used various pieces of paper and then stamped on one of my favourite stamps (the eyes) and also some script. Finally I added Leda from a piece of paper by Joanna Sheen and handmade my mask with lots of glitter glue.

Chalk It!!

2008-05-18T13:27:00.001-07:00

I'm in the middle of moving as now, and as time is of the essence I thought that I could combine Saturdays Workout (Chalk It) with Sea-Gals Skinnys Oriental theme.
I stamped a fan on the skinny and coloured it with different coloured green chalks. The Oriental lady is also coloured in chalks.

Crazy Amigo

2008-05-15T06:12:00.000-07:00

On Crazy Amigo's the theme is .... Wings. I made another moo using the same as my post below, but added a cte baby image and also a dragonfly. xx

Celebrate Girls!!

2008-05-15T06:07:00.000-07:00

This is the theme on Theme Thursday this week. I decided to make a moo and coloured the background in Fired Brick Distress Ink and the sprayed with purple glimmer mist. I added a cute girl image and a word. Voila!! xx

Inchie

2008-05-15T06:03:00.000-07:00

I just found the Inch By Inch Challenge Blog and as I haven't made an inchie in ages I thought I'd give it a whirl.The theme is.. Faces.
Thing is, I now want to make loads of them!!

Vive La France

2008-05-12T05:48:00.000-07:00

Tis the theme on Gothic Arches. I used pages from a book and layered it with a map. Then distress inked it and stamped some images. Finally adding my little girl and the words.

When We Were Young

2008-05-12T01:51:00.000-07:00

This is the theme on Skinny Saturday. For mine I distress inked my skinny and then added a piece of a map and framed my hometown. The picture reminds me of my sisters and I when we were growing up. Me being the eldest :) xx

Une Petite Fille

2008-05-12T01:47:00.000-07:00

On Dans Ma Maison this week there is : Une Petite Fille ( a little girl).
I created mine by using some papers that I have and a cute image. The words I cut out of a French story book. xx

Saturday Workout

2008-05-12T01:43:00.000-07:00

This weeks them was 'linen look', using a tissue to spread ink across your paper. Don't know if mine worked properly ( REALLY don't think it did!!), but like the skinny anyway. :) xx

Cat!!

2008-05-12T01:38:00.000-07:00

Cats is Sunday Stampers theme this week, and I LOVE cats!! I distress inked my tag using Scattered Straw and the added my cat image and a peel off in the corner.

Decoupage

2008-05-12T01:33:00.000-07:00

Decoupage is this weeks theme on the LotsToDo Challenge Blog. I used a Papernation Oriental Lady for this. xx

Tea

2008-05-09T06:42:00.000-07:00

On this weeks Theme Thursday, Tea /Coffee is the order of the day!! I used Distress Inks and cold tea to colour the background then decided to try and stick on some tea leaves :)
Finally added the tea bag wrapper,the lickle fairy and the word Tea.

Diva

2008-05-09T06:41:00.000-07:00

Diva is the theme on Wednesday Stamper. I collaged a few bits and pieces together then finally added some stamped images around the edge and also for her earring.

Tickets

2008-05-09T03:39:00.001-07:00

The theme is Tickets on 4 x 4 Friday. I decided to make a collage out of various tickets that I could find around the house.

Rainbow Lady's Challenge

2008-05-09T03:35:00.000-07:00

The theme this week is.. Birds. I decided to make an ATC as it seems like forever since I last made one. I distress inked the background and then added some Oriental images. Finally a piece of ribbon.

La Nuit

2008-05-06T04:59:00.000-07:00

La Nuit (Night) is the theme on Dans Ma Maison il y a ... this week.
For the background I used Inkabilities (which I haven't used in ages). I think they give such a beautiful effect.

Teach Me To Fly

2008-05-06T04:56:00.000-07:00

This is the theme on Skinny Saturday this week. I hope I've captured this in my skinny.

My Chair

2008-05-05T23:54:00.000-07:00

'Chair' is the theme on Gothic Arches. I found this picture in a book that I bought last week.
It's a weird photo as they look like little girls, but close up you realise that the're boys. Apparently they used to dress them up like that just for the pictures.

Boys

2008-05-05T23:50:00.000-07:00

'Boys' is the theme on Sunday Stampers this week. Looking through my stamps I realised I didn't have any 'boy' ones so luckily I found a stamped image sent to me by one of my crafting friends.
Osn't he sweet? !! xx

Purple Gothic Arches

2008-05-04T06:56:00.000-07:00

I'm running a swap on LotsToDo and the theme of the Arches is Purple (my favourite colour). Here are mine. xx

Moo!!

2008-05-04T06:52:00.000-07:00

Adirondack Alcohol Inks had to be used on Saturdays Workout Challenge this week.
I inked up some glossy card and then decided to alter a bottle cap ( have tons of them to get through!!). TaDa. Sorry about the picture :(

Moo Tag

2008-05-04T06:49:00.000-07:00

On Weekend Taggers the theme was to make a tag incorporating a Moo.
I haven't made a Moo in ages so decided to give it a go.

Oiseau

2008-05-02T04:32:00.000-07:00

My friend Hilda came across the site Dans Ma Maison and I just had to have a try. The theme this week is ... des oiseaux. I used some images that I've had for ages and the bird I just got in the post this morning from Lisa's Altered Art.

Babies

2008-04-29T05:23:00.000-07:00

Babies is the theme on My Time To Craft this week.
I made this scrapbook page of my little 'un. Not exactly a 'baby' but only 11 months old.
Love her little smile. xx

Seashells

2008-04-26T15:52:00.000-07:00

On Tag You're It this week you have to incorporate a picture slide into your work.
I made my tag and then added the image and then stamped a seashell onto mountboard.
Finally I added some words.

Joker

2008-04-26T15:42:00.000-07:00

I made my first ever skinny today for the Sea-Gals Challenge. The theme was jokers/jesters.
I found the little playing card and thought he looked quite sweet. I embossed some swirls on the background then added a letter and some words.

Cabbage!!

2008-04-26T15:34:00.000-07:00

Embossed...is the theme of Saturday's Workout today. I made a skinny (my second). The background is distress inked and then embossed in silver some flourishes.
I found the image of the lady and looking at her made me think of a saying that my nan used to say, so hence the cabbage looking part.

Rainbow Tag

2008-04-25T06:41:00.000-07:00

Monotone Rainbow Colours are the theme on Rainbow Lady's Challenge Blog and as tags are my favourite things to make it just had to be one.
The background is using Distress Inks and then the bird stamp by Tim Holtz. The Paperartsy word stamps are on mountboard to give some embellishment.

Feeling Fruity!!

2008-04-25T06:13:00.000-07:00

The challenge on this weeks My Time To Craft is.. Tutti Fruitti.
I found some old papers that I had hidden away and on one piece found the pin wheel, so I decided to make one for my ATC. On further inspection found a watermelon pic so that just had to go on.

Be Yourself

2008-04-24T09:09:00.000-07:00

The theme on Saturday's Workout is... Distressed. I made this ATC a while ago using Inkabilities for the background. I love the effects that they create.

C.I. Fat Pages

2008-04-23T04:27:00.000-07:00

The theme for May's Fat Book Swap on LotsToDo is... Crafty Individuals.
These are my first ones. Only 16 to go!! xx

Birthday Blog Candy

2008-04-22T12:51:00.002-07:00

PinkAngel (one of my blogging siters) is celebrating her upcoming birthday by offering some great blog candy.
Here addy is: http://pinkangel-traciejane.blogspot.com/2008/04/my-birthday-blog-candy.html
Great blog too. xx

2008-04-22T12:51:00.001-07:00

Faces

2008-04-22T04:31:00.001-07:00

The theme this week on Sunday Stampers is... Faces. My fave stamp is Mona so I just had to use her for this birthday card.

Oriental Tags

2008-04-21T08:39:00.001-07:00

These are the other tags for the Oriental Tag Swap. I rubbed Aged Mahogany and Dusty Concord Distress Inks on my mat and the spritzed with water. Swirled my tag around in it and voila!!
I added a fan design stamp onto the background. Added a few bits to finish them off.

Dragon

2008-04-20T02:41:00.001-07:00

On the LotsToDo Challenge Blog the theme this week is... Dragons. I made this tag yesterday for another swap I'm taking part in so thought I could kill two birds with one stone (as it were!!).

Help!! I've Been Tagged !!

2008-04-20T00:53:00.000-07:00

My fellow crafter, Nicky (the Slinkyminx) has tagged me and I have to tell you 7 facts about me that you may (or maynot know). Here goes:

1. I have a huge scar running down my tummy.

2. I am married to a plumber.

3. I fulfilled one of my life's ambitions and have visited Australia.

4. I adore cats.

5. I have '2' belly buttons (long story and a bit of a running joke with OH).

6. My middle name is Margaret (after ny nan).

7. I am an Aquarian.

Thanks for reading even though it wasn't all that interesting!!! :)

I now have to nominate 5 other people to be 'tagged'.
The lucky ones are:

Chris
Hilda
Sam
Mags
Caz

xxx

Vintage Tags

2008-04-18T06:47:00.001-07:00

These tags are for a swap that I'm taking part in. I spritzed the tags with water and then coloured with distressinks. The main images are by Crafty Individuals and Paperartsy.

Gothic Arches

2008-04-17T06:56:00.000-07:00

I'm hosting a Gothic Arch swap on LotsToDo and the theme is Things With Wings. It's been so fun to do and everyones Arches have been stunning.

I am the last one to get theirs done :(

Sisterhood Of The Blogging Stampers 17

2008-04-17T05:38:00.000-07:00

I joined the Sisterhood today and hope to make some more crafting friends.

I started crafting a couple of years ago when I decided to take up scrapbooking. I had tons of photos of my twp daughters and wanted to make good use of them.

Now I love making Fat Books, ATC's , Altered Art, basically anything that I can.
Look forward to looking through my 'sisters' blogs.

So proud!!!

2008-04-17T02:45:00.000-07:00

My friend and fellow crafter, Chris, kindly gave me this award. Thank you so much as it's nice to be praised by other people.

The rules are as follows:

1. You have to pick 5 blogs that you consider deserve this award for their creativity, design, interesting material, and also contribute to the blogging community, no matter what language.

2. Each award has to have the name of the author and also a link to his/her blog to be visited by everyone.

3. Each award winner has to show the award and put the name and link to the blog that has given her/him the award itself.

4. The Award winner and the one who has given the prize have to show the link of “Arte Y Pico” blog, so everyone will know the origin of this award.

5. To show these conditions.http://arteypico.blogspot.com/

Here are my five choices: Hilda, Ann, Hels, Sam, Angie

Your works inspire me .

Tag It!!

2008-04-17T02:33:00.000-07:00

This weeks challenge on LotsToDo Challenges is.... Tag It!!. I love making tags so this was a real pleasure to do. I used Adirondack and Tim Holtz Distress Inks for the tag itself and then stamped on one of my favourite images. The small tag (and ribbon) came off a pair of shorts that I bought for my holiday and decided to combine the two.

Paris

2008-04-16T06:53:00.000-07:00

The theme this week on Gothic Arches is... We'll Always Have Paris. This is my first make since my hols and really enjoyed doing it. I found a French novel this morning in a charity shop for 10p so that was perfect for the background. The inks and stamped images are all Tim Holtz.

Been away!!

2008-04-16T06:51:00.000-07:00

My blog has been a bit neglected as of late as I've been away on holiday. I went to Tenerife for 2 weeks and had a fantastic time.
I got back 2 days ago and am ready to get crafting again.